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Textile and Garment Pressers in Illinois

Textile and Garment Pressers in Illinois

Get the information you need to know about working as a Textile or Garment Presser.

-10% Jobs Projection
$22,070 Median Salary
100 Job Openings

While jobs for Textile and Garment Pressers in Illinois are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Textile and Garment Pressers in Illinois is expected to decrease.

  • Textile and Garment Pressers in Illinois earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Textile and Garment Pressers Work in Illinois?

740 people worked as Textile and Garment Pressers in 2018 in this state.

There were 710 Textile and Garment Pressers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 510 Textile and Garment Pressers working in it, which means Illinois has more Textile and Garment Pressers than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Textile and Garment Pressers in this state are declining at a rate of 9.7% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -6.7%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 100 annual job openings, and 840 total jobs in 2026 for Textile and Garment Pressers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 5,200 annual jobs and 42,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Textile and Garment Pressers Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Textile and Garment Pressers ranged from $18,980 to $27,200 with $22,070 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.12 to $13.08. The median hourly rate was $10.61.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $10.14 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.47.

The median salary in Illinois is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Illinois Metros for Textile and Garment Pressers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Textile and Garment Pressers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 530 $21,990
St. Louis, MO-IL 300 $22,070

Top States for Textile and Garment Pressers Employment

View the list below to see where most Textile and Garment Pressers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 6,390 $25,800
Texas 5,060 $20,820
Florida 2,920 $21,910
Pennsylvania 1,800 $22,200
New York 1,760 $25,020
Georgia 1,670 $19,110
Ohio 1,480 $23,120
Virginia 1,350 $20,050
North Carolina 1,010 $20,650
New Jersey 830 $23,280
South Carolina 800 $22,050
Alabama 790 $20,260
Washington 790 $28,940
Illinois 740 $22,070
Tennessee 730 $24,290
Michigan 670 $22,060
Arizona 660 $23,060
Massachusetts 660 $34,020
Mississippi 590 $20,640
Connecticut 570 $26,640

Below are the states where Textile and Garment Pressers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Massachusetts $34,020
Alaska $29,250
Rhode Island $29,090
Washington $28,940
Minnesota $27,920
Connecticut $26,640
District of Columbia $26,450
Montana $26,000
Maine $25,850
California $25,800

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